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aCENTAURI SOLAR RACING

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OUR VISION

αCentauri’s mission is to win the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge and empower generations of students along the way.

We design and manufacture a solar racing car to compete with more than 20 teams in a 3000 km race that takes us across Australia’s rough Outback. Our success is rooted in pushing the current technological boundaries to their limits by working closely with industry and academia.

Our goal is to leave a sustainable impact on Swiss students, partners, and the public alike, and innovate in the spirit of excellence, representing ETH Zurich and Switzerland as the home of the world’s best engineering.

VISION

THE RACE

The Bridgestone World Solar Challenge (BWSC) is the most prestigious showcase of solar powered vehicles and innovation in sustainable energy applications. The objective is to design and build a solar car capable of crossing the Australian Outback at the highest average speed using sunlight as the only energy source.

The race starts in Darwin and finishes over 3000 km later in Adelaide, consisting of 4-6 days including camping in the Outback and driver swaps at control stops.

The event occurs every two years and attracts teams from more than 20 countries, international corporations, researchers, and educational institutions. It is followed by a big media presence, with a documentation on YouTube from BWSC 2019 having reached 56+ million people.

Darwin
Adelaide

TIMELINE

22.12.2022
Design Freeze
31.07.2022
Shipping
20.10.2023
START OF THE RACE
20.9.2022
Kick-Off
07.11.2022
Preliminary
Design Review
12.12.2022
Critical
Design Review
03.01.2023
Manufacturing
Start
17.03.2023
Manufacturing
Review
19.05.2023
Assembly
Finish
30.05.2023
Focus-Rollout
13.07.2023
Testing Finish
25.09.2023
Arrival Australia
2022
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2023
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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CONCEPT & DESIGN
MANUFACTURING
ASSEMBLY & TESTING
SHIPPING
THE RACE

THE TEAM

LEAD & ORGANISATION
Karim Bingoel
Karim
Bingöl
Lukas Hauser
lukas
hauser
Noa Levy
noa
levy
Lea Schuepke
lea
schüpke
STRUCTURES
Jent Imelman
JENT
IMELMAN
Johannes Majer
JOHANNES
MAYER
Clara Noerenberg
clara
nörenberg
Timm Grigat
timm
grigat
Giovanni Binda Notarianni
giovanni
binda
notarianni
Nuaim Mohamed Nasaj
nuaim
mohamed
nasaj
Theo Boldt
Theo
boldt
PHOTOVOLTAICS & BATTERY
Kanna Yamaguchi
KANNA
YAMAGUCHI
James Kennedy
james
kennedy
Leonardo Roessler
leonardo
rössler
STRATEGY
Giacomo Mastrodi
giacomo
mastroddi
DRIVETRAIN & CONTROLS
Frederike Brockmeyer
FREDERIKE
BROCKMEYER
Mark Marolf
MARK
MAROLF
Pascal Burkhard
PASCAL
BURKHARD
Aaron Griesser
AARON
GRIESSER
AERODYNAMICS
Tobias Sugandi
tobias
sugandi
Noa Moulin
NOA
MOULIN
Rafael Boesterli
RAFAEL
BÖLSTERLI
Francesco Albisetti
FRANCESCO
ALBISETTI
Ines Kast
ines
kast
Gian-Leo Willi
gian-leo
willi
SUSPENSION
Suno Diekmann
suno
diekmann
Paolo Petri
paolo
petri
Dennis Escobar del Rio
dennis
escobar
del rio
Andre Engel
André
engel
Alexander Ebnoether
alexandr
ebnöther

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